The potential legacy of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund is more debts, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said. | DFernandezINQ
FILE PHOTO: Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III during a plenary session at the Senate on November 29, 2022.
MANILA, Philippines — The potential legacy of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund is more debts, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Thursday. Pimentel’s remark is in contrast with the claim of National Treasurer Rosalia De Leon that the controversial fund will“Nilagyan pa nila ng kapangyarihan si Maharlika [Investment] Corporation na mangutang. Pa’no na ngayon ‘yan? Theoretically speaking, posibleng ipamana natin ay additional utang,” Pimentel said in an online interview with reporters.
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